FORM 10-KAdditional copies of the Company’s annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2005 are available on the Company’s Web site or by written request to:

ANNUAL MEETINGThe annual meeting of stockholders of Walter Industries, Inc. will be held April 26, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Tampa, 211 North Tampa Street,
Tampa, FL 33602.

Certificates of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) a certificate certifying that he is not aware of any violations by Walter Industries, Inc. of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.